R is an open-source programming language and environment with powerful and extensive features for data analysis, data visualization, and statistical computing. Although R first appeared in the 1990s, ...

We're at the beginning of a new wave of numeric data -- and the new R language provides a powerful array of tools to make sense of it all We tend to think of programming languages as general purpose, ...

This story contains interviews with David Smith, chief community officer at Revolution Analytics; Casey Herron, data scientist at Revolution Analytics; Tess Nesbitt, director of analytics at DataSong; ...

C remains the top programming language, according to the August index from software QA automation company TIOBE. But the spotlight for up-and-coming language remains focused on R, which continues to ...

Programming has become essential for looking at large datasets, and the R language is particularly useful for statistical analysis. With the R Programming Language Compiler app, you can now test and ...